Child labor in Cambodia : what is the progress?

• Main Authors: Lee, Ying Qi, Wong, Li Ting
• Other Authors: Christos Sakellariou
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Subjects: DRNTU::Humanities
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/61937
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Child labor affects 81 percent of Cambodian children aged 7-14 years old, and that means up to 2.8 millions of children either spends at least an hour in economic activity and/or does domestic work in routine typical week. (Understanding Children's Work, 2006). Notably, females perform more work than males at every age, in which work refers to both economic activities and domestic work. What is described so far is only a glimpse of the child labor situation in Cambodia. The rates stated are alarming, as this high participation in work means that these young Cambodian children will be shortchanged in their education aspirations. Other significant factors and impacts will also be expounded in this report. Data analysis, using the Multinomial Logistic Regression Model on data from the 2001 Cambodia Child Labor Survey, will be presented to discuss this issue in greater detail. Existing policy tools and measures to combat child labor is also covered, to conclude the progress of the eradication of child labor in Cambodia.